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Saudi Arabian Mining vs Lithium Americas: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Saudi Arabian Mining (1211) and Lithium Americas (LAC) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Saudi Arabian Mining as the more attractively valued of the two: Saudi Arabian Mining trades at SAR 62.70 versus a fair value of SAR 68.97 (+10%), while Lithium Americas trades at C$4.08 versus C$2.41 (-41%).
Saudi Arabian Mining
1211.SR · SAR · Materials
+10%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
PriceSAR 62.70
Fair ValueSAR 68.97
Quality61/100
Lithium Americas
LAC.TO · CAD · Materials
-41%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceC$4.08
Fair ValueC$2.41
Quality18/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Saudi Arabian MiningLithium Americas
Valuation
27.5×P/E (TTM)n/a
1.65×P/S (TTM)n/a
1.04×P/B1.08×
5.6×EV/EBITDAn/a
+10.0%Fair value upside−40.8%
Profitability
29%Operating margin0%
6.02×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
13%Return on equity-5%
5%Return on assets-2%
Growth
3%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
-1.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)n/a
15.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)n/a
−30.2%Value creation/yrn/a
Balance & size
5.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)n/a
0.48×Debt / equity0.48×
$64BMarket cap$1B
mixedGrowth qualitymixed

Saudi Arabian Mining leads: 4 to 0 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Saudi Arabian Miningof which business quality 59 · market factors 53 Lithium Americasof which business quality 18 · market factors 10
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
42
0
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
83
46
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
64
0
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
62
58
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
49
0
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
78
0
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
45
15
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
37
12
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
54
0

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familySaudi Arabian MiningPrice SAR 62.70Lithium AmericasPrice C$4.08
DCF Models-21%below the priceSAR 49.23n/a
Earnings-Based-32%below the priceSAR 42.74n/a
Multiples-49%below the priceSAR 32.11n/a
Asset-Based-83%below the priceSAR 10.63-50%below the priceC$2.02
Growth DCF-41%below the priceSAR 37.18n/a
Economic Profit-65%below the priceSAR 21.91n/a
Growth Earnings-17%below the priceSAR 52.02n/a
Minimum-83%below the priceSAR 10.63-50%below the priceC$2.02
Maximum-17%below the priceSAR 52.02-50%below the priceC$2.02
Median-41%below the priceSAR 37.18-50%below the priceC$2.02
Geometric mean-50%below the priceSAR 31.45-50%below the priceC$2.02

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Saudi Arabian Mining: 23 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Lithium Americas: 1 of 1 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Saudi Arabian Mining
Price SAR 62.70
Fair Value SAR 68.97
Bear SAR 32.03Bull SAR 93.66
Lithium Americas
Price C$4.08
Fair Value C$2.41
Bear C$1.80Bull C$3.60

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Saudi Arabian Mining · Materials

Quality score61 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+10% · above median

Lithium Americas · Materials

Quality score18 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-41% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Saudi Arabian Mining as the more attractively valued of the two: Saudi Arabian Mining trades at SAR 62.70 versus a fair value of SAR 68.97 (+10%), while Lithium Americas trades at C$4.08 versus C$2.41 (-41%).

Saudi Arabian Mining has the higher quality score (61/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.